Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-07

the business department, have been,
from time TO time, charged OIL our books
and passed over to the treasurer of the
society for such use and disposition as
| the board may designate. Under this
rule we pave passed, since April 1, 1885,
to the treasurer, the sum OF 2s,5OO: Of
| this amount we had in the reserve fund,
| April /, 1885, Sl0, ,S41.36, out of which the
| donations to the various church boards,
ETC., have been paid.
NUMBER OF PERIODICALS ORDERED TO BE
MADE FOR MAY, 1887.
Lutheran Sunday School Herald ..... 1000
Augsburg Sunday School Teacher..... 7,SoO
Augsburg Lesson Book. .......... 10000
Augsburg Junior Lesson Book ........ $500
Augsburg Lesson Leaf. ......... l6.500
Augsburg Junior Lesson Leaf. f......... 900
The Little Ones. Observation-Disclosures. 29,5oO
Total 175. 300
For the corresponding month in the
last biennial report the total number was
100000. -
Ten new books have been published
since the last report, eight new editions
of old works, and eight books were pub
lished for the author.
A LUTHERAN CYcLopAEpIA.
At the May meeting of the board the
following action was taken:
Resolved, That IN consideration of the
recommendation Of the society. at its meet
publication of a Cyciopaeda of Lutheranism,
the board of publication fully appreciate the
desirability of such work, but having
carefully considered the question in its many
aspects, I'VE deem IL inexpedient for the board
to enter upon its publication.
"Resolved, That the president of the board
be directed to call the attention Of the society
at the meeting at0maha to Its action. making
the necessary explanation OF the facts lead
ing to this action the board"
THE SUPERINTENDENT.
1t is deemed privilege by the board
to bear special testimony before the So
and faithiulness of Mr.. Boner, the super.
intendent of the house.. whose position
includes oversight of all publishing
operations. He has, moreover, during
all the years of his service, had the wis
dom to secure such assistants as have
performed their part not in a perfume
tory manner, but in such spirit as to prove
recognition it is proper to express, for to
all these must be largely credited the
church's enterprise. We may meet our
| legal obligation to such men by paying
them in dollars, and still we shall owe
them debt-the debt Of gratitude-that
cannot readily be overestimated.
The following recommendations were
made:
/. Resolved, That $4,000 be given to the
| board of church extension.
2. Resolved. $500 be given to the board of
5. Resolved, That $500 be given to the
board OF foreign missions.
4. Resolved, That $1,000 be given to the
Parent Educational society,
5. Resolved, That $500 be given TO the
| Lutheran Historical society.
Revs. r. Bergstresser, D. D., and j. H.
| Menges, Prof +. s. Breidenbaugh and
Hon. Amos Miller were appointed to
nominate board of publication.
Upon the first appropriation recon.
mended, Mr.. f. &. Smyser addressed the
synod expressing his qualification at the
| change in circumstances which enabled
| the publication board to contribute to the
| church instead of receiving gifts. DR..
| Helwig followed with similar remarks.
Dr. Baugher SAID that what this board
| gives, 1t first gets from the patronage
which the church gives for its periodicals.
Rev. e. S. Albert called attention to the
fact that in addition to the money here
| 81, ,O35.3 in special discounts to mission
churches and Sunday schools, which had
| not been mentioned IN the report The
resolutions approprating S6,5OO.0O were
| all adopted.
| Upon the adverse resolutions concern.
ing the cyclopedia, DIR. Baum, chairman
| of the board, explained the reason for
/
preparation of the work would be expen-
slve. and the probable returns compare
| lively small.
The board after learning what such a
work would cost, Involving an outlay of
thousands of doliar&s stid not feel justified
in going ahead without definite instruc-
ton from the society.
Rev. Sylvann Stall, of Lancaster, Pa,
SAID that while it was good use of
| money to give it to the board 1t might be
we'll to use it for the needs of the church
in the direction of literature. There is a
need of such cyGlopaedia Its publication
will pay, but it sIpild be published even
if it should not refhtn all the money ex-
pended upon it. Some church cyclo-
nnstanced n cd the he c}EEp@dia OF Method,sm
and its sales. Hdthought that the loyalty
of our learned menc would induce them
to assist in the ,preparation of such a
work without compensation. This work
is necessary, thattbe general synod and
the entire Lutheran Church, both in this
country and throughout the world. may
be, placed in its true position before
This business will be again considered
at 3 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. The
hour for adjournment having arrived,
Rev. j. G. Kaufman made the closing
prayer.
| THE AFTERNOON.
Oh. reassembling in the after noon, tn
consideration of the report of the boar
of home missions was resume d, havin
been made special order for that time
The report of the treasurer of the board
of home missions was received and re-
ferred to the auditing committee. The
second resolution with respect to the con-
duct of the work was adopted.
The third resolution, relating to syn.
odical cooperation, which calls for an
| exercise of the greatest care in recon-
mending applicants for aid, and also
calling for greater effort to raise the full
] apportiopmcnt in every synod was taken